That's Kosar? He looks old as dirt. Who's the Black guy- looks too young to be Clarance Thomas, too big to be Armstrong Williams and too light-skinned to be J.C. Watts. I've run out of choices.
A Black Rightie whose name is Blackwell? Funny. Everybody oughta ask that mofo, "So.. who'd you play for?" just to piss him off. And Kosar may have fumbled many times, but he's still the best QB the Browns have had, at least since Otto Graham. Blame whoever the WR was that didn't run his route and let Jeremiah Castille run in on Byner for Cleveland not going to the Super Bowl. Waitaminit- Ken Blackwell. He did play for somebody, didn't he? Figures. I just can't recall who it was. I'll go google. EDIT: and it's sadder than was earlier thought. He's an opportunist and a chameleon. If Ohio elects this dude, they deserve whatever becomes of them.
I hope people don't take his leaving the Cowboys before the first season as a euphemism for, 'He got his sorry ass cut'. It is just that he had a higher selfless calling to do great things for Ohio. Does anyone know if Toni Morrison is campaigning for him? This has to be a dream come true for her. As mayor, he helped to make Cincinnati the symbol of racial harmony that it is today. I hope he brings those same skills to the governorship.
I see you all have identified the players (EndlessMike - you sound like you live in the Cincy area!). My caption:
Rereading this thread, I am getting more and more cranked off the colser election time gets. If you're a Reep in Ohio, vote for this guy -- Bill Peirce. I hate Ken Blackwell and the 8 hour and 40 minute wait I had to undergo in the 2004 election. If he is governor and disaster strikes Ohio (be it tornado, flood, hellfire, inadequately funded schools, etc.) expect Mike Brown style incompetence to provide a band-aid solution.
While I don't agree with all of Mr. Peirce's policy positions, he's certainly a lot better than Blackwell. At least he's staying away from the intentionally divisive politics and the Christianist rhetoric. Blackwell has a long history of incompetence. Do you live in a poor (Democrat-leaning) district? Those apparently experienced longer delays. In 2004 I lived in a pretty affluent suburb of Dayton, and I still had a pretty long wait, and I went to vote at opening. Plus, it was raining all day on election day in Dayton, and the line stretched out into the parking lot. Ugh.
"How's it feel to be The Man from Undercover Brother?" "The opposite of never winning the big one, Bern!" "Oh snap!"
New poll today puts Strickland up TWENTY TWO points. http://wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=55366
LOL! Side issue: I know it's not the same as being a starter, but Bernie took the last snap for your 'Boys in '92 or '93. You can see a big-ass ring in the photo. If that holds up, Blackwell better hope Diebold comes to the rescue.
1 or 2 points would be within their ballpark. 5 points would be brazen. Covering 22 points would be an effin coup!
Well, the GOP's been pretty brazen the past couple years, at least on the national level, but you're right- 22 points is a hell of a spread to cover. I don't think they'd do it for Blackwell anyhow. You can see from Wiki that he stands for nothing but himself. Changing religious denominations (once or twice- okay. But several times?) and political parties like he's done makes him as much of a liability as an asset. Hell, I'd trust Keyes before I trusted this guy. Foos, it dawned on me that no one's really writing captions. Since I started the football commentary about Blackwell and Kosar and likely got the thread off topic, I'll give it a shot. ...wanna get away? Grab a Snickers bar... Sorry, best I could do.
Kosar: 'I got some inside info. Take Blackwell minus the 22 points.' Bush: 'Are you sure? That's one hell of a spread to cover.' Kosar: 'It's in the bank, baby.' Blackwell: 'Trust me. Your people contacted my people already. Didn't they tell you?' Bush: 'They never tell me. I'm always the last one to know.'
Poor is a slight understatement. I'm apparently singlehandedly trying to bring the affluence to the Hudson St. area. The major problem on that day was all the transient voters who were either interested in the POTUS race or for/against the Columbus cigarette ban. I do have to admit that my precinct has seen maybe 1/50 of the turnout elections before and after combined. Regardless, to ignore the staggering number of all of the newly registered voters was silly at best. On a slight side note, in my polling place, there are several voting precincts. I was behind a lady that filled out two, yes '2', provisional votes before she got in the correct line to record her official vote. The polling workers wanted to make sure her vote counted and had her file 'dummy votes' in case they couldn't verify which of the precincts to which she was registered before she left. Regarding Caption Contest: If John Elway can screw Ohio-ans while coming from behind, you can too Mr. Blackwell.
BUSH: Holy Fu...! Security! There's a fellow on PCP attacking me! He's as big as a bear and growling! Shoot! Snipers! SHOOT! KOSAR: No...no. Mr. President. That's Mr. Blackwell. The man you came here to meet for the photo-op. BUSH: But I'm supposed to meet the Republican candidate. KOSAR: That is the Republican candidate Mr. President. BUSH: But he's.... KOSAR: I know, I know. It's OK sir. His penis is only as big as my thumb, so he's no threat to our masculinity or our womenfolk. BUSH: OK I suppose. But who the hell are you! KOSAR: I'm Bernie Kosar sir. Here to try to get some 'special attention' for my Ohio business investments. BUSH: Oh, another washed up sports hero. The Republican party always has room for you guys. BLACKWELL: Hello Mr. President. It's an honor to meet you. I got your people's memo, and so I brought Bernie along so you would have someone you could shake hands with. BUSH: Just super. Then maybe you just sort of forgot the stipulations on talking, eye contact, and especially touching. Your hand, please! BLACKWELL: Oh, I'm sorry sir. Of course. BUSH: I was able to ignore 'em for almost six years now, barely even acknowledging their existence. Then first I have to talk to a whole convention full of 'em. Now I have to campaign for one of 'em......How far the mighty have fallen. BLACKWELL: Sir????